419 scam: "Mr. Edward" <mredzulu@voila.fr> Good news and compensation!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- djonathanesq@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edward" <mredzulu@voila.fr>
Reply-To: djonathanesq@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:15:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Good news and compensation!

Dear Friend,

It is my pleasure to reach you after our unsuccessful attempt on our business transaction, Well I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds without any positive outcome.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Paraguay Mr Fernando Alvaro Gomez, Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the Lady Accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance(F.M.F) and she rendered a tremendous help to us My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the funds I have left a Certified International Bank Draft for you worth of USD$850,000.00(Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)cashable anywhere in the world.

This is from my own share I did this simply to show appreciation to you for your kind support and assistance even though we could not succeed due to some unforseen circumstances and reason.

Presently I am in Paraguay for investment project with my own share under the advice of my partner, Meanwhile I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring this funds despite the fact that we could not succeed, I will be sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received your Bank Draft or not.

In the light of the above you are therefore to contact my Lawyer Barrister David Jonathan, and do send him your contact address where you want the Bank Draft to be sent to you, His E-mail address is:<djonathanesq@gmail.com>.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering at that time, In the moment I am very busy here in Asuncion the capital city of Paraguay because of the investment projects which the new partner and I are having at hand.

So feel free to get in touch with Barrister David Jonathan to send the Bank Draft to you without any delay.

With My Best Regards,

Mr Edward Zulu.

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